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KA bread flour, salt, instant yeast. sugar, water, no knead, cover, wait 5 hours, then...
500°, 20 minutes in cloche, 10 min uncovered.
Best loaf yet!


I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelComments
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Masterbaker!!!!Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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Beautiful loaf!! Strong work brother Q!Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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Nice loaf. I'm still working on that kind of oven spring.
seems like the higher temp did good things. Did you punch it down and let it rise a second time before baking?#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
Thanks to @SciAggie for the 500° idea and to @Caliking for the 5 hours. I was doing 400° and waiting at least 12hrs. This is better and faster!
I let it rise for 5 hours and dumped it out onto a bread board. Then, I dusted it and folded it over onto itself a few times until it was more or less a nice round ball. Covered it with a tea towel and waited until the oven was hot. Then, into the preheated cloche. One slash with the razor blade, cover and into the oven. After 20 min, dome off for 10 more minutes.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
JohnnyTarheel said:Masterbaker!!!!bgebrent said:Beautiful loaf!! Strong work brother Q!
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
@Carolina Q The color on that loaf is beautiful. It has a nice crumb also. I think it's great the way folks share and collaborate on this forum. I'm pushing my luck tomorrow - I have some dough fermenting that's 80% KA BF and 20% whole wheat. We'll see how it looks.
I'm glad the cloche works well for you.Coleman, Texas
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YukonRon -
SciAggie said:@Carolina Q The color on that loaf is beautiful. It has a nice crumb also. I think it's great the way folks share and collaborate on this forum. I'm pushing my luck tomorrow - I have some dough fermenting that's 80% KA BF and 20% whole wheat. We'll see how it looks.
I'm glad the cloche works well for you.
The kicker is, I bought the cloche several YEARS ago, but only recently started using it!I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Carolina Q said:
The kicker is, I bought the cloche several YEARS ago, but only recently started using it!Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon -
LOL, even I am not THAT bad!!
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Nice crumb MichaelLBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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Gonna dip your toes in the deep end for some high hydration sourdough next? I've grown fond of a 88%-98% hydration. Takes practice to handle it for folding and shaping but the payoff is worth it no doubt.
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For some reason, sourdough has always intimidated me. Maybe one of these days.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
I've never used sugar in a no knead recipie. How much did you use?
In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario -
@NPHuskerFL I'd like to work into sourdough. Whenever I push my hydration to 80% with regular dough I start losing my oven spring - they sag when I slash them. I'd like a discussion about how you make sourdough sometime.Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon -
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@Carolina Q That looks fantastic. Maybe a silly question but are you doing this on the Egg or inside oven?Clarendon Hills, IL -
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Looking good! Sourdough is a challenge. Give it a try. Fermenting sourdough overnight in the frig followed by a long proof makes a big difference. www.thefreshloaf.com is a good place for information. Recently I baked in the egg- sourdough breakfast sticks.
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Whats your mix? I am making a loaf today to sit overnight for tomorrow. When I did this last weekend I ran 400 in oven for 30, and 10 in egg topless to finish- best batch I ever made.
I only let it sit ~7 hrs and it was sticky as he%% to work with.XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q2000, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.
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BuckeyeBob said:
@Carolina Q That looks fantastic. Maybe a silly question but are you doing this on the Egg or inside oven?I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Thanks, Clay. Sourdough is on my list.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon -
xfire_ATX said:Whats your mix? I am making a loaf today to sit overnight for tomorrow. When I did this last weekend I ran 400 in oven for 30, and 10 in egg topless to finish- best batch I ever made.
I only let it sit ~7 hrs and it was sticky as he%% to work with.
I have always used this recipe...
400 g bread flour
350 g tap water (not warmed)
1 tsp Kosher salt
1/4-1/2 tsp SAF instant yeast
Overnight or all day in a covered mixing bowl. Baked at 400° for 30 minutes, then 10 mins without the lid (either DO or cloche).
This latest loaf was the same except I added a tsp of sugar, increased yeast to 1 tsp and waited only 5 hours. Baked at 500° for 20 min + 10 uncovered.
Hope this helps.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
SciAggie said:@Carolina_Q Here is the loaf I cooked this morning. 20% whole wheat, 80% KA BF, 75% hydration.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Carolina Q said:Man, that looks awesome! 500°, 20/10?Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon -
Very nice pics everyone! I have always used the artisan bread in 5 recipe which seems to be a much lower hydration. It's easy dough to handle, but what am I missing by not going higher? What's the benefit? Thanks in advance.
Here is one that I made this morning.
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SciAggie said:
@EggDan, that's a beautiful loaf! I have no idea how to compare. I've never tried the lower hydration. Perhaps someone else can chime in.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Carolina Q said:AHA!! So THAT'S how you get your bread so dark!
@EggDan, that's a beautiful loaf! I have no idea how to compare. I've never tried the lower hydration. Perhaps someone else can chime in.Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon -
This is not good. These last few threads have had me baking a lot more bread than I had been. Which means I'm eating a lot more of it!
I like wheat bread more, so I think I'll try yours @SciAggie . Looks really good. 75% hydration still, or did you have to adjust for the wheat flour?#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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